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  Rose Ketmayura
School: Univ. of Nebraska (Lincoln)
Year: Senior
Home Town: Austin,Texas
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High School: John Newcombe Academy
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Birth Date: Friday, October 02, 1981
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Major: International Business Major
Singles Record: 47-37
Doubles Record: 48-55

2003-04 Outlook
Rose Ketmayura (pronounced Ket-may-YUR-uh) is the Huskers' top doubles player and a steady contributor in the bottom half of the singles lineup. Nebraska Coach Scott Jacobson said Ketmayura presents problems for opponents with her all-court game. Ketmayura has an impressive serve and is also very talented at the net, Jacobson said.

Ketmayura will again play singles at the Nos. 4-6 spots. She and senior Leslie Harvey will be the Huskers' top doubles team. The two went 3-1 in the fall, with both wins coming at the Lloyd Stokstad Invitational.

Ketmayura was 3-1 in fall singles matches, winning the consolation bracket of the Lloyd Stokstad Invitational with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Iowa State's Charlotte Ljungkrantz.

2002-03: Junior
Ketmayura posted an 8-12 spring singles record playing in the Nos. 2, 3, and 4 singles spots. Ketmayura had two wins competing at No. 2 singles, including a Big 12 victory over Iowa State's Kristin Gyaki. Ketmayura had a three-match winning streak from Jan. 31 to Feb. 9, picking up three victories in straight sets at No. 3 singles.

In doubles action, Ketmayura produced a 10-12 record in the spring. Her most frequent doubles partner was classmate Anna Oehme. The two posted a 10-10 dual meet record, including a 2-3 mark at No. 1 doubles and an 8-7 record from the No. 2 spot. The pair's most significant win was an 8-6 upset of Oklahoma's Annette Bryntesson and Bethany Griffin.

In the fall of 2002, Ketmayura teamed up with Anna Oehme to win the Lloyd Stokstad Invitational over Drake’s Melinda Fenimore and Cynthia Skogerboe. Ketmayura went 3-2 in singles and 4-1 in doubles. Ketmayura finished second in the "B’ Flight of the Lloyd Stokstad Invitational in singles action.

2001-02: Sophomore
Ketmayura posted a 10-10 spring singles record at the No. 5 spot. She missed two matches due to a knee injury, but had two win streaks of three matches during the season.

In doubles action, Ketmayura teamed up with Leslie Harvey at the No. 1 spot. For the season, Ketmayura posted a 12-7 record, and had a hand in the upset win over Oklahoma, teaming with Anna Oehme to defeat Annette Bryntesson and Jessica Braver, 9-8.

In the fall, Ketmayura went 2-1 in singles action and dropped all three of her doubles matches.

2000-01: Freshman
Ketmayura started her career at Nebraska with a bang, winning 14 matches and dropping only four as a freshman. Coach Jacobson labeled Ketmayura as one of the top recruits to ever come to Nebraska, and she quickly proved it. Ketmayura had a 13-match win streak before suffering her first loss against Kansas.

In doubles play, Ketmayura’s overall record was 9-15 on the spring season.

In 2000 fall action, Ketmayura and Katarina Balan reached the semifinals of the Wichita State Shocker Classic before falling to Southwest Missouri State’s Cassandra Godfrey and Li Zozrashvili. Ketmayura lost her only fall singles match in the Wichita State Shocker Classic.

Before Nebraska
Before attending the University of Nebraska, Ketmayura played tennis for eight years at the John Newcombe Tennis Academy in New Braunfels, Texas, where she was ranked as high as No. 7 in the state of Texas.

Personal
The daughter of Ra and Ying Ketmayura, Rose was born on Oct. 2, 1981, in Austin, Texas. She is an international business major and has a younger brother, Rham.